I haven't been happy with the spiff level of my Japanese garb.
I mean, some friends of ours are being crowned king and queen next month,
and I still look like I should be waiting outside.
My real goal is to make a kariginu over-robe,
but I knew I didn't want to just jump into heavy brocade
without a better idea of the shapes I would need to work with,
so I decided to start with a suikan.
The suikan is basically the same shape as a kariginu,
only unlined and in plainer fabric.

Green Suikan

The suikan is made from four yards of fabric,
fourteen feet of lace, ten silk pom-poms, and hope.
It turned out OK.
I know what I'll change when I make the kariginu.

There's actually a simple project page
for this, though it's mostly just there to hold a few more pictures.